A demand that the Nazis and their followers who are responsible for the massacre of thousands of Jews in Europe be brought to justice now, whenever possible, was voiced here last night by Congressman Emanuel Celler of New York, addressing a protest meeting called by the Jewish Peoples Committee.
Stressing his agreement with President Roosevelt’s statement that German leaders should be punished for their crimes against civilization, Rep. Celler asked: “Why wait until victory is achieved? We should act now. We must try these brutes now. Some of them, including Rudolph Hess, should be made to face a firing squad.” A resolution demanding that anti-Semitism be outlawed in the United States was adopted at the meeting.
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